Find a Missing Dimension

Calculate measurements and the area your packing will use

Use a Find a Missing Dimension tool when you know two measurements and need to calculate the third.
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Find a Missing Dimension
Stay ahead of the game
Use a Find Missing Dimension tool to calculate load plans for mixed products shipments.
Use this tool when planning packing, transport and storage
Save time - most calculations are done in milliseconds
Optimized packing saves your business time, money and space
Reduce environmental impacts from materials and transport
Find a Missing Dimension
Intuitive design - logical and easy to use

What you provide us:

the two known measurements of the space you want to pack into

the quantity and dimensions of the items to pack

What we return:

complete dimensions of the box or space the packing will take up

list of items packed in the box or packing space

step-by-step visual instructions for optimized packing

Save to save time

Item dimensions can be saved in the tool to save you even more time. Create lists, ready to be easily used in your calculations.

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Case study
Optimizing for Less-than-truckload
A growing eCommerce business uses an LTL shipment that allows them to ship smaller loads while only paying for the space they use.
Challenge: LTL Optimization
Less-than-truckload shipping, also known as Less Than Load (LTL) is a shipping service for smaller loads or quantities of freight. Many large, national parcel services as well as specialized logistics providers offer less-than-truckload transport services to small businesses.

This particular use case offers benefits for both the logistics providers and their customer base.
Solution: Less Empty Space
To use these LTL services effectively, the logistics company customers need to ensure that the freight space dimensions are calculated with maximum precision, so that the contracted space aligns with items to be shipped. Optimizing for LTL should mean that customers only pay for the space necessary for transport without paying for empty space.
Benefit: Taking Full Advantage of Every Transport
The logistics providers should manage the availability of their freight space in a way that allows them to take maximum advantage of every single transport. The precise knowledge of their spatial availability means better and faster decision-making in the process of combining shipping requirements of several different customers.
Find a Missing Dimension Use Cases
Example 1
Loading a truck
Calculate the used space in a vehicle.
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Example 2
Arranging storage
Calculate the height of stacked boxes - with a limit on the missing dimension.
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Example 1
Loading a truck
Calculate the used space in a vehicle.
A transport company has received an order consisting of a number of boxes. They need to pack them into a truck and check how much space will be used and how much will still be available for further packing.
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A transport company has received an order.

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The order details: [box one - quantity] [box two - quantity] [box three - quantity

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The company wants to calculate the length of the packed boxes to know how much space will still be available for other boxes.

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They send a request to 3DBinPacking with: – truck IDs/dimensions of packing space (W x H x L) – box IDs/dimensions (W x H x L) + quantities – the dimension to calculate, in this case it is length/depth.

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They receive the response with: – the final arrangement of items inside the truck – a list of the packed boxes – the length/depth of packed boxes inside the truck – step-by-step instructions for arranging the boxes in the truck

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The company knows how much space the order will take up and how much space is still left for other boxes.

1

A transport company
has received an order.

2

The order details:
[box one - quantity]
[box two - quantity]
[box three - quantity

3

The company
wants to calculate the length of the packed boxes to know how much space will still be available for other boxes.

4

They send a request to 3DBinPacking with:
– truck IDs/dimensions of packing space (W x H x L)
– box IDs/dimensions (W x H x L) + quantities
– the dimension to calculate, in this case it is length/depth.

5

They receive the response with:
– the final arrangement of items inside the truck
– a list of the packed boxes
– the length/depth of packed boxes inside the truck
– step-by-step instructions for arranging the boxes in the truck

6

The company knows how much space the order will take up and how much space is still left for other boxes.
Transport company
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Example 2
Arranging storage
Calculate the height of stacked boxes - with a limit on the missing dimension.
A warehouse needs to stack items in a specific area in their warehouse that has a height limit. They know the width and length of the area and need to know if all the items can fit before reaching the maximum height.
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A warehouse has boxes to stack in an area with a height limit.

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Box details: [box one - quantity] [box two - quantity] [box three - quantity]

3

The warehouse needs to know if the boxes they have to pack will fit into an area in their warehouse.

4

They send a request to 3DBinPacking with: – packing space ID/dimensions (W x L) – box IDs/dimensions (W x H x L) + quantities – the dimension to calculate, in this case it is height + maximum height

5

They receive the response with: – the final arrangement of boxes in the area – the list of arranged boxes – a list of left over boxes (if any) – step-by-step instructions for arranging the boxes in the area

6

The warehouse knows if there is enough space in the area to pack all the boxes.

1

A warehouse has boxes to stack in an area with a height limit.

2

Box details:
[box one - quantity]
[box two - quantity]
[box three - quantity]

3

The warehouse needs to know if the boxes they have to pack will fit into an area in their warehouse.

4

They send a request to 3DBinPacking with:
– packing space ID/dimensions (W x L)
– box IDs/dimensions (W x H x L) + quantities
– the dimension to calculate, in this case it is height + maximum height

5

They receive the response with:
– the final arrangement of boxes in the area
– the list of arranged boxes
– a list of left over boxes (if any)
– step-by-step instructions for arranging the boxes in the area

6

The warehouse knows if there is enough space in the area to pack all the boxes.
Warehouse
3DBinPacking
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